Instructions for Reviewers

Reviewing must be carried out in accordance with the following steps and  requirements:

1. The main task of the reviewer is to analyze and evaluate the article, regarding its topicality, structure, conformity of the journal's profile. All articles should be reviewed as confidential material, and the reviewer is forbidden to communicate directly with the authors of the article regarding its material.
2. The article is reviewed anonymously and its authors communicate only with the editor-in-chief and/or the executive secretary of the journal.
3. Regarding the material of the analyzed article, the reviewer communicates only with the editor-in-chief or the executive secretary of the journal.
4. The reviewer should be an expert in the field of the scientific journal and the article.
5. The reviewer must be objective and inform the editor-in-chief or the executive secretary of any found deficiencies in the article.
6. During the analysis of the article, the reviewer evaluates:
   • the content of the article and its conformity to the journal's profile;
   • the conformity of the article to its title;
   • presence of necessary structural elements of the article;
   • the aim of the study;
   • research methods and results obtained;
   • discussion of the research results and conclusions drawn;
   • references and its conformity to the requirements of the journal.
7. Based on the analysis of the manuscript, the reviewer concludes that the article can be:
   • published;
   • published with a minor revision;
   • published with significant revision;
   • cannot be published in this journal.

The reviewer provides a comment that substantiates his decision. The reviewer provides a comment that substantiates his decision. He may indicate a wish after which the article may be published.

8. If the article has been submitted to the author for revision, the reviewer may then request to review the corrections and evaluate them.
9. The reviewer's recommendations for accepting or rejecting the article should be substantiated and based on clearly formulated arguments.